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A.J. Franks, Stephen T. McCrea, Leah Stenson (Inkwater Press)

Another Read Through 3932 N Mississippi Ave, Portland

Join us for our monthly reading by authors from Inkwater Press! Keep You Cold: Chilling Tales by A.J. Franks: What if you received disturbing glimpses of a fate you couldn’t change? Have you ever wondered what thoughts might run through your head just before those final moments of death? How does it feel to wake up and find a dark entity hovering over you, only to discover you can’t move your body and escape? Uncover the darker side of humanity and the supernatural in this genre‑blending collection of original short stories that will scare, shock, and surprise. Stay warm if you can. It’s about to get cold. Jerk Radar: How To Stop a Bad Relationship Before It Starts by Stephen T. McCrea: Have you ever gone out with someone who seemed perfect at…

Free

Composers in the Poet’s Cabinets: Works on Paper #1

Passages Bookshop 1801 NW Upshur, Suite 660, Portland

Works on Paper #1: CASPAR SONNET, ROBERT BLATT, & BEN GLAS Three experimental compositions by local composers $5-15 suggested donation, no one turned away The first in an ongoing series of events that use concepts, characteristics, and histories of the book as a frame for exploratory practice across the arts, Works on Paper #1 presents compositions from three local composers. Caspar Sonnet's "Choral for 5 Alpine Bells" recalls the story of Theseus and the Chair of Forgetfulness in the Almglocken's haunting sound. Robert Blatt's piece explores paper as a carrier for language, instruction, and music, and as a sensual object in itself. Ben Glas's aleatoric "Score for Islands" uses a cocktail-party effect to draw semantic and semiotic connections among the many texts and voices of…

$5 – $15